Publications

Graphite, graphene, and molybdenum disulfide wettability

Characterization of the intrinsic water wettability of graphite with contact angle measurement: effect of defects on the static and dynamic contact angles
Andrew Kozbial, Charles Trouba, Haitao Liu, and Lei Li
Langmuir 2017

Are graphitic surfaces hydrophobic?
Andrew Kozbial, Feng Zhou, Zhiting Li, Haitao Liu, and Lei Li
Accounts of Chemical Research 2016

Water protects graphitic surface from airborne hydrocarbon contamination
Zhiting Li, Andrew Kozbial, Nikoloz Nioradze, David Parobek, Ganesh Jagadeesh Shenoy, Muhammad Salim, Shigeru Amemiya, Lei Li, and Haitao Liu
ACS Nano 2015

Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂)
Andrew Kozbial, Xiao Gong, Haitao Liu, and Lei Li
Langmuir 2015

Study on the surface energy of graphene by contact angle measurements
Andrew Kozbial, Zhiting Li, Caitlyn Conaway, Rebecca McGinley, Shonali Dhingra, Vahid Vahdat, Feng Zhou, Brian D’Urso, Haitao Liu, and Lei Li
Langmuir 2014

Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of graphite
Andrew Kozbial, Zhiting Li, Jianing Sun, Xiao Gong, Feng Zhou, Yongjin Wang, Haochen Xu, Haitao Liu, and Lei Li
Carbon 2014

Effect of airborne contaminants on the wettability of supported graphene and graphite
Zhiting Li, Yongjin Wang, Andrew Kozbial, Ganesh Shenoy, Feng Zhou, Rebecca McGinley, Patrick Ireland, Brittni Morganstein, Alyssa Kunkel, Sumedh P Surwade, Lei Li, and Haitao Liu
Nature Materials 2013

Ionic liquids

What causes extended layering of ionic liquids on the mica surface?
Xiao Gong, Andrew Kozbial, and Lei Li
Chemical Science 2015

Effect of π-π+ stacking on the layering of ionic liquids confined to an amorphous carbon surface
Xiao Gong, Andrew Kozbial, Franck Rose, and Lei Li
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2015

Thin Film Polymers & Hydrogels

Manipulating the molecular conformation of a nanometer-thick environmentally friendly coating to control the surface energy
Andrew Kozbial, Wei Guan, and Lei Li
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2017

A cost-effective approach to fabricate superhydrophobic coatings using hydrophilic materials
Xiao Gong, Austin Bartlett, Andrew Kozbial, and Lei Li
Advanced Engineering Materials 2015

Study on the friction of kappa-carrageenan hydrogels in air and aqueous environments
Andrew Kozbial, and Lei Li
Materials Science and Engineering: C 2014

Lubricating graphene with a nanometer-thick perfluoropolyether
Andrew Kozbial, Zhiting Li, Steven Iasella, Alexander T Taylor, Brittni Morganstein, Yongjin Wang, Jianing Sun, Bo Zhou, Nicholas X Randall, Haitao Liu, and Lei Li
Thin Solid Films 2013